Saudi Arabia: 80-year-old Saudi man reportedly marries 12-year-old girl

— Saudi Girl, 12, Married Off to 80-Year-Old Man
— “‘She was raped and they took her to the hospital after the wedding night,’ Wajiha Al-Huwaidar, a Saudi journalist who has been banned from reporting by the government told The Media Line.”

Saudi Arabia: “Saudi court to examine 12-year-old’s marriage case”

— “No religious justification for child marriage: Saudi cleric”
— AFP reports: “The case of Aisha, known to Muslims as ‘The Mother of Believers,’ is often used by Saudi judges and clerics to justify child marriages.”
— “The government’s Human Rights Commission said it was following the Buraidah case, which is currently being weighed by a local court.”

— Saudi Gazette: “Board of Ulema member rebukes minor marriage”
— Saudi Gazette: “According to Sheikh Al-Mane’, when Abu Bakr was contemplating marrying off his daughter he was unable to find anyone better than the Prophet”

— Previous Related Reports:
— August 29, 2009: 10-Year-Old Saudi Child Bride Turned Back Over to 80-Year-Old Husband

— June 26, 2009: Saudi Arabia: Child Marriage Not Prohibited Under “Sharia Law”